Explosive target.



n. E. RE'ARDUN,

Exmoswf mmm.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.13.1917 RENEWED FEB. 25,1919. ,21 984 Patented NOV. 18, 1919.

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R. E. HEARDON.

EXPLOSIVE TARGET. APPLICATION FILED MAR. Is, I9I1. IIEIIEWED IEB. 25,1919.

Patented Nov. 18, 1919.

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' ROBERT n. REAnnoN, oroTTAwA, onTAaio, CANADA.

EXPLosivn TARGT.

Specification of Letterslatent.

Patented Nov. `18, 1919.

.application iled Marchil, 1917, Serial` No. 154,563. Renewed February 25, 1919. Serial No. M9178.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ROBERT EDWIN REAR- noN, a subject of the King oi' Great Britain, residing in the city of ttawa, in the Province of Ontario, Dominion of Canada,`have invented a new and useful Improvement 1n Explosive Targets, oi which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to targets which g will indicate by audible means when a bulls eye hit is made. The object of the invention is to devise a targetthat will indicate such shots in a way that will create and `hold popular interest in shooting at such a target and yet will he very cheap to make. 'An- Vother object of the invention is to provide a target for use with what is known astarget practice rods wherein an extensible "rod is applied to a gun adapting it for miniature target practice without the use of explosives. The desired end is Vattained by substituting iorthe explosion inthe gun, an explosion on the target when a perfect shot is made.

With the objects in view, the inventlon consists in the construction, cornhinationand arrangement of parts hereinafter described and particularly pointed out inthe claims, it being understood that I do not intend to limit .myself to the details of construction of `the various parts.

Theinvention isillustrated in the accompanying drawings in which- Figure `1 showsa `front elevation of one form of this invention.

Fig. 2 shows a front elevation of another forni.

Fig. 3 shows a front elevation of the device of Fig, 2 with the pivoted front cover turned down. i

Fig. 4: shows a vertical central sectional view of the device of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 shows apaper disk forming `a part of the device of Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 shows a front elevation of still another Yform of this invention.

Fig. 7 shoivs a vertical sectional view of the device of Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 slrows a front elevation of -a carrier or holder for any or all of the devices of Figs. l to 7.

4Fig. 9 shows a niodied detail.

In the drawings, the numeral 11 indicates a block formed of any suitable material forming a carrier for the target proper and its operating inech-aiiism. This block houses in its upper part, a spool 12, removably journaledon a `pin 13. `This spool carries a strip of paper or tape 14- wound upon it, which tape has provided upon it a plurality of targets having bulls eyes 15 and 15. These hulls eyes are eithercoinposed of or carry explosive disks or caps. The tape 14k passes from the roll through a slot 17 in the front face of the carrier 11 down over the front iace to the bottom of the carrier where it passes through another slot 18. Under the front face at the bottom of the carrier, is provided a resilient roller 19 operated manually by means of a knurled head 20, which roller trictionally engages the tape 14 so that operation thereof moves the tape downwardly, unwinds it from the spool and re-positions new targets. 21 represents inechanisnis for limiting rotation of the roller 19 to one direction. An edge 23 is provided whereby the used targets may be torn from the strip of `goed ones. 24: indicates means o for hanging up the carrier 11.

In the modiiied torni shown in Figs. 2 to 5, 11il represents a carrier corresponding to the carrier 11 in Fig. 1. This carrier is provided with a front face 25, pivoted at 26, so that it may he turned down, as shownin Fig. 3. The i-ront i'ace 25 carries a target 27 of the typeused for bulls eyes 28 and 29 thereon, one that is aimed at andthe other which is actually hit. This target is movably held by any suitable means such as grooves or the har 30. Back oi the front face, the carrier 11a has journaled in it, a inetai disk 31, carrying a square pin 32 and having, near its periphery7 a series of apertures 33, Which are larger on the hack of the plate than on the iront. 31- represents a `spring back of the plate acting upon it to cause its rotation. 35 indicates a finger carried hy the plate, adapted to engage a stopping pin 36 on the carrier. Means for permitting the plate to rotate step by step are provided in a plunger 37, having a round head for engagement with the apertures This plunger is acted upon hy a spring 38, carried in the hack of the carrier 11a. 39 indicates a paper disk carrying a series of cxplosive caps Ai0, positioned to register' with the apertures 33 when the disk 39 is applied to the plate 31, as indicated in Fig. 4t. The square opening 41, in the paper disk, tits upon the square pin 32 of the plate 31 to vcause this registering without any diii'iculty in Figs. 6 and 7, 11b indicates a carrier equivalent to the carriers 11, and 11a7 previously ildescribed. The upper' part houses a spool 43, removably yournaled on Va pin 44Y-and adapted to carry a tape 45, having a` plurality of explosive disks or caps 46 placed pass behind it.

along its center line. 47 indicates perfora-V tions carried by the ltape 45. The tape passes from the spool downwardly through a passageway, Aextending longitudinally of the carrier 11by and just in front of its rear face. 49 indicates a plunger or firing pin extending from the front face of the carrier inwardly to set off or `fire the caps 46 as they Movement inwardly of this pin` 49 moves the arm 51 rigidly attached thereto at 50, which arm engages the teeth on 52 and rotates roller 53 step by'step. rlhis roller carries pins 54 adapted to engage perforations 47 of the tape, so that it is moved a Vstep at a time whereby a new cap is fed to exploding position behind the pin 49 as soon as the previo-us one has been tired. The carrier 1l" is adapted to receive a paper target 55 in all respects similar to the target 27 in Fig. 2. The target will be so placed that the bulls eye actually hit will be placed immediately over the iring pin 49.

As the target should be approximately in the plane of the shooters eye, it'will be understood that its height must be changed to suit different individuals and to render this easy, a device is provided that is shown in Fig. 8. It consists of a back of any suitable material but preferably light metal having its lateral edges 66 curved around upon themselves, whiehedges are adapted to engage any of the devices of Figs. 1,2 and f3 by the provision of grooves 67 in their sides forthe edges 66 to engage. 68 represents means for suspending the holder upon the wall. rIhe edges 66 frictionally engage the grooves 67 of the carriers so that they may be readily adjusted vertically to the desired height. Y

In Fig. 9, a slight modification is shown in which, instead of placing the explosive caps on the paper targets, a projection 60 is provided on the bulls eye to be hit on the usual paper target 6l and the explosive cap 62 is placed in a holder 63, carried by the target practice rod 64 of the gun.

The operation of the invention is as follows: In Fig. l, the target is shot at and if A a bulls eye'hit is made, the cap or disk located at or forming the bulls eye is exploded so the shooter knows of the perfect shot. Upon the explosion of a disk, the shooter turns the head 2O which vcauses the unwinding of the spool carrying the tape formed of targets and brings a new one into shooting position.

In Figs. 2 to 5, if the shooter hits the bull"s jeye, acap is exploded in the same manner.

However, the impact causing the explosion of the cap will cause the momentary retraetion of the spring pressed plunger 3T, which retraction from the apertui'e in the plate 3l that it engaged will permit the spring 34 to rotate the plate 31 and paper disk 39. The plunger 37 will return to normal position at once because of the spring 38 and will engage the next aperture 33 as it comes around and thereby stop the plate 31 and paper disk 39 with a new explosive cap in bulls eye position ready for another shot from the gun. This automatic action continues until all the caps have been exploded. Then the shooter must put a new paper disk upon the plate 31 and give the plate one rotation to rewind the spring 34 when the device is ready for use again.

In the device of Figs. 6 and 7, the impact of a bulls eye hit depresses the plunger or iiring pin 49 and the cap behind it is exploded. Movement of the pin 49 is transmitted through its associated mechanism to rotate the roller 53 one step which in turn removes the exploded cap from behind the plunger 49 and replaces it with a new one by movement of the tape 45 carrying the caps a step at a time. This feed is automatic until all the tape on the spool 43 has been used whereupon it must be replaced with new by the shooter.

IVhat I claim is zl. A flexible target having an explosive bulls-eye integ-ral therewith.

2. A target composed of flexible fibrous material having an explosive bulls-eye integral therewith. 3. A target comprising a sheet of flexible material having a plurality of spaced explosive caps constituting bulls-eye.

4. A device of the class described, including a target, two bulls-eyes, so located relative to each other that when one is in the line of sight the other is in the line of fire and explosive means carried by the bullseye in the line of lire.

It. E. REARDON. 

